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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America

Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Smoke from burning police cars rises over protesters at Broad Street and JFK Boulevard. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Black Lives Matter
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Philadelphia
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Man gets 5 years after police car set afire in 2020 protests

U.S. District Chief Judge Juan R. Sánchez imposed a 61-month term on obstructing law enforcement during a civil disorder and firearms counts.

3 years ago

Trump sits at court with his lawyers.
Government Accountability
National

Trump in court reckoning: What happened and what’s ahead

Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony charges in his arraignment in a New York City courtroom.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court
Government Accountability
National

Trump charged with 34 felony counts in hush money scheme

The arraignment, though largely procedural in nature, was nonetheless the first time in U.S. history that a former president has faced a judge in his own criminal prosecution.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks
Crime
Government Accountability

Trump faces setbacks in other probes as NY case proceeds

Investigations from Atlanta to Washington are still pressing forward, underscoring the broad range of peril he confronts as he seeks to reclaim the presidency.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower, Monday, April 3, 2023, in New York. Trump arrived in New York on Monday for his expected booking and arraignment the following day on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Crime
Government Accountability

Trump returns to New York to face historic criminal charges

The nation's largest city bolstered security and warned potential protesters it was “not a playground for your misplaced anger.”

3 years ago

Closeup of Donald Trump's face
Government Accountability
Law
National
Politics

Every aspect of Trump indictment process will break new ground, Temple law expert says

The process will likely be lengthy and require special procedures for the first-of-its-kind prosecution of a former president.

3 years ago

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A view of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
NPR
Environment
Government
Law
National
Pennsylvania

The Justice Department adds to suits against Norfolk Southern over the Ohio derailment

The federal government is accusing Norfolk Southern of "unlawfully polluting" the country's waterways and violating the Clean Water Act in the accident near East Palestine.

3 years ago

Fox News headquarters in New York
Delaware
Elections
Media

Delaware judge: Dominion defamation case against Fox will go to trial

Dominion is suing the network for $1.6 billion, claiming Fox defamed it by repeatedly airing false claims about the company’s machines and its accompanying software.

3 years ago

Demonstrators unveil a banner outside Manhattan's district attorney office, supporting a grand jury vote to indict former President Donald Trump
Government Accountability
National

Donald Trump has been indicted. Here’s what happens next

There is no playbook for booking an ex-president with U.S. Secret Service protection.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally
Government Accountability
National

Trump to be arraigned Tuesday to face hush money indictment

Trump's planned surrender will usher in the unprecedented scenario of a former U.S. commander-in-chief being arrested and arraigned.

3 years ago

The scene by 52nd and Market streets following a shooting on Friday morning.
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety
6abc

Suspect in custody after shooting on SEPTA train in West Philadelphia

The shooting happened just before 8 a.m. on the Market-Frankford Line at 52nd Street.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight
Elections
Government Accountability
National

Trump’s indictment in New York: Here’s what to know

Here's what to know about the indictment and the case.

3 years ago

People hold up signs, including one that says
Criminal Justice
Government
Law
National

Trump indictment and hush money investigation, explained

Here's a look at the hush money case, the grand jury investigation and possible ramifications for Trump's presidential campaign.

3 years ago

A close-up of a police car.
Government
Philadelphia
Policing
Streets & Roads

Philadelphia’s Driving Equality Act remains in place after court rules against police union

In 2022 the FOP filed a lawsuit against a new city law designed to reduce traffic stops for certain vehicle violations. The Court of Common Pleas overruled their argument.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach
Elections
Government Accountability
National
Politics

Donald Trump indicted; expected to surrender next week

The charges center on payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.

3 years ago

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